13:30 Cheltenham

Tuesday 12 March 2019

All13:3014:1014:5015:3016:1016:5017:30

Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 87y  |   Soft  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:32  |   Winning time: 3m 59.56s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
1
Al Dancer
9/2, 4/1, 9/2, 5/1
9/2
2
Angels Breath
11/2
6/1
3
Aramon
14/1, 12/1, 11/1, 10/1, 9/1, 17/2
8/1
4
Beaufort West
100/1
66/1
5
Brandon Castle
25/1
7
Felix Desjy
20/1, 18/1, 16/1, 14/1, 12/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 12/1
11/1
8
Grand Sancy
14/1, 12/1
14/1
9
Itchy Feet
25/1, 28/1, 33/1, 28/1, 33/1, 28/1, 28/1
25/1
10
Klassical Dream
11/2
6/1
11
Mister Fisher
14/1, 16/1
14/1
12
Normal Norman
100/1, 150/1
100/1
13
The Big Bite
22/1, 20/1, 22/1
25/1
14
The Flying Sofa
100/1
125/1
15
Thomas Darby
25/1
28/1
17
Vision D'Honneur
12/1, 14/1, 16/1, 14/1
12/1
18
Fakir D'Oudairies
13/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1, 11/2, 5/1
9/2
SP Book Percentage 123.67

Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Elixir De Nutz66
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 5
T: C L Tizzard  J: Non Runner
NR
16
Horse silk
Tokay Dokey17
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 5
T: D Skelton  J: Harry Skelton
NR

Forecasts

Fakir D'Oudairies (9/2), Al Dancer (9/2), Klassical Dream (6/1), Angels Breath (6/1), Aramon (8/1), Elixir De Nutz (8/1), Felix Desjy (11/1), Vision D'Honneur (12/1), Mister Fisher (14/1), Grand Sancy (14/1), Itchy Feet (25/1), The Big Bite (25/1), Brandon Castle (25/1), Thomas Darby (28/1), Tokay Dokey (50/1), Beaufort West (66/1), Normal Norman (100/1), The Flying Sofa (125/1)

Verdict

The 2019 Cheltenham Festival kicks-off with a potentially top-class renewal of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. Re-routed from the Triumph Hurdle, the 4yo Fakir D'Oudairies has looked the part since joining Joseph O'Brien so enters the mix in receipt of weight from his rivals. Nicky Henderson boasts a very strong hand with Angels Breath and Mister Fisher whilst Al Dancer (unbeaten over hurdles) is another to consider, along with the soft ground winner Elixir De Nutz. However, having saddled five previous winners of this race (three since 2013), preference is for the Willie Mullins-trained KLASSICAL DREAM who ticks the vast majority of required boxes.
  1. Klassical Dream
  2. Mister Fisher
  3. Fakir D'Oudairies

Previous Winners

2018
Summerville Boy
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
9/1

Prize Money

1st: £70,338.002nd: £26,500.003rd: £13,262.004th: £6,625.005th: £3,325.006th: £1,662.007th: £825.008th: £425.00

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